Con-way Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Con-way Inc (CNW) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Con-way Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 5,745M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (-0.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Peer revenue share: Con-way Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CNW Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2015
Con-way Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Transport & Logistics industry grew revenue 7.9% year over year, combined, vs -4.4% for Con-way Inc. Con-way Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 1.92% to 1.71%, a loss of 0.22 percentage points.
Con-way Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con-way Inc. | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CNW Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CNW Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
CNW Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Con-way Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arcbest Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Con-way Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.